South Korea
South Korea is in Asia, in the East Asia region. Its capital is Seoul. It has a population of about 51.7 million and an area of 100,210 km². Its flag has 4 colors, and the one that takes up the most space is white, at 79% of the total.
The flag of South Korea as a pie chart
- White 79%
- Black 8%
- Red 6.5%
- Blue 6.5%
- Design
- Plain background with a shape
- Symbol
- Has a yin-yang circle and trigrams
Each slice shows how much of the flag each color covers. It's the same data as CakeFlag, our game where you guess countries from the colors of their flag.
South Korea at a glance
- Capital
- Seoul
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- East Asia
- Official languages
- Korean
- Currency
- South Korean won
- National day
- August 15
- Highest point
- Hallasan (about 1,950 meters)
- Olympic Games
- Hosted in 1988 (Summer) · 2018 (Winter)
- Area
- 100,210 km²101st smallest out of 208
- Population
- 51.7 million29th most populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 515.8 people/km²19th most densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 1,872.4 billion13th highest GDP out of 200 · 2025 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 36,22740th highest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2025 data
- Life expectancy
- 83.6 years13th highest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Joined the UN in 1991
- Hosted the 2002 World Cup
Neighboring countries
South Korea borders only one country:
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.